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Full-day tour of Kekova, Myra and St Nicholas with boat trip
Excursions & day trips
Belek, Turkey
4.4/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: Fixable
Do this because
A boat trip to the island of Kekova and its collection of underwater ruins is on the cards
If the weather's warm, the skipper will drop the anchor so you can go for a cooldown dip
Lunch is included in the tour, and you'll tuck in to Turkish fare at a restaurant on the mainland
You'll visit the ancient city of Myra and the 1,400-year-old Church of St Nicholas, in Demre
Your guide for the day is a local expert who knows everything about the sights you'll see
What to expect
Authentic cuisine, a lost city and Santa – this trip offers an eclectic mix of attractions. You'll glide along the coast to Kekova island and its sunken town, then visit the church of St Nicholas and the ancient city of Myra. Ahmet, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘The highlight of the day for me has to be the ruined Lycian city of Myra. The rock-cut friezes carved with theatrical masks and the stacked tombs hewn into the cliffs are a unique sight. It still takes my breath away that parts of this site are thought to be around 2,500 years old.'Proceedings get under way with a scenic drive with a comfort stop at the Sahin Hill in Kumluca. Next, sail to Kekova island, a protected area famed for its underwater ruins. These are the relics of the ancient town of Simena, partially submerged by an earthquake in the 2nd century. There's time for a swim in the warmer months – the water is clear and inviting – it would be difficult to resist a dip in the sea. But if the weather doesn't permit a boat trip, there's a visit to the fascinating Demre museum instead.After a tasty lunch of typical dishes freshly prepared in a local restaurant, it's time to visit the Church of St Nicholas, who's better known today as Santa Claus. Finally, you'll have time to tour the site of the ancient city of Myra to explore the well-preserved amphitheatre and see the intricately carved rock tombs, high in the cliff face.
What's included
Transport
Guide
Lunch
Food tasting
Entrance fees
Boat trip
What to remember
May not suitable for families with small children due to the long coach ride
Boat trip is available only if weather conditions are suitable – visit Demre museum on days when conditions are not suitable
There may be an initial, unaccompanied pick-up from your hotel to a meeting point from which the tour proper departs
Bring bathing gear and sunblock
Bring suitable footwear
Provider
TANTUR TURIZM SEYAHAT A.S
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
We offer pick-up services from: Kemer, Antalya & Belek.
Reviews
great
4.4/5
Based on
51 reviews from verified customers
C
Charlie59
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 21 years old
Excellent
Le guide Dural est un guide exceptionnel, qui aime partager son savoir. Tout le programme est exeptionnel
S
Sarah
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
Boat trip was great - would have liked longer. Church was interesting and Myra ampitheatre fab. Informative guide who made the long bus journey interesting. I would have preferred to know in advance that the trip involved 2hrs there and again back on a coach at the time of booking as might have reconsidered but the drive was spectacular and comfortable.
S
S.L
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 26 years old
Great
Audio Guides könnten angeboten werden, sollte die Tour in einer anderen Sprache sein. Der Guide hat so viel erzählt aber leider haben wir keine Ahnung was die nicht ausreichend vorhanden Sprachkenntnisse unsererseits und der Dialekt des Guides haben dazu beigetragen.
C
Claudia
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 43 years old
Excellent
W
Wilson Family
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 41 years old
Great
You really need to explain how long the journey is from Lara. We spent 7 hours on the coach. We were also told that there would be a breakfast provided which there wasn't. This is a quick fix because the drivers swapped over about a hour into the journey after passing a cafe 200 yards away. I'm also thinking that if you tell people there is a breakfast included it should be reflected in the price we paid. You might think about having food on the boat has it would be a good compromise to brekky
M
Miss ellis
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
Enjoyed it all
G
Gerhard
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Excellent
Alles hat mir sehr gut gefallen
G
Guido Tramaseur
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Great
Heel goed concept
U
UK Traveller
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 24 years old
Poor
The trip was to take approximately 8 hours or just above. Bus was on time. We left the hotel at 5:50 AM only to return at 7:25 PM. That is almost 14 hours in total out of which 8 hours on the bus. Not something that you want to do when on holiday. We came back tired, hungry and upset. The boat trip was dissapointing as very little to see, with no safety briefing, no safety vests. Lunch was plain and cheap. Church just ok. Ruina of Myra good with good input from guide. Massively overpriced.
M
Michel
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 58 years old
Excellent
D'abor merci à Monsieur Ramazan qui nous a bien expliquer le déroulement de la journée. Cette journée découverte a été pour nous quatre magnifique, conforme à nos attentes et ceci grâce au guide francophone qui fut au petits soins pour nous et surtout de ses commentaires historiques. Merci
J
Jens
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
Y
Yann
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 24 years old
Average
Trop chère pour ce qu on vois nous a renseigner sur 3heure de bus on était septique car 3 h était long mais tui nous a vivement conseillé de faire Kekova au lieu de grand canyon mais vite était déçu avec non pas 3 h mais 4 h de bus pas de déjeuner à l hôtel alors qu on nous dit la veille pas de soucis vue sous marine pas visible vitre sale meme le guide la signaler échelle cassé sur le pond bateau déjeuner froid 350 euro pour perdre une journée de vacances point positif guide très bon merci
L
Lola
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Great
Uns wurde gesagt, dass es während des Ausfluges Frühstück gibt. Dem war nicht so, offenbar gibt es das seit November nicht mehr. Bitte informieren Sie Ihr Personal noch einmal darüber. Ansonsten war es wieder ein schönes Erlebnis.
A
Atze
April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Excellent
Das versprochene Frühstück gab es nicht - wir hatten aber schon im Hotel gegessen. Eine Flasche Wasser für den Ausflug hätte ich schon erwartet. Unser Führer Hassan war eine Koryphäe und hat uns bestens informiert - Großes Lob!!!
A
A. K.
April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 24 years old
Great
Ich würde nicht nochmal über TUI buchen, da wir pro Person 129€ bezahlt haben und ich die gleiche Tour hinterher für um die 60€ pro Person auf einer anderen Seite im Netz gefunden habe.
C
Cody
April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 45 years old
Excellent
Merytoryczna wiedza przewodniczki Tutko. Szeroka wiedza, dowcip, mila osobowosc. Bardzo polecam
P
Patrick Van der hoeff
January 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 32 years old
Average
Er is mij niet verteld dat er ALLEEN in de Duitse taal uitleg zou worden gegeven. Zo heb ik veel nuttige informatie gemist. De boottocht zou in de ochtend zijn. Boot was niet op de afgesproken plek ( kapitein verslapen hoorde ik ergens in de groep) Door omdraaien bezienswaardigheden is uiteindelijk wel alles gelukt. Dat is op zich goed opgelost! De andere excursie die ik had geboekt ( kabelbaan naar sneeuw) was de taxi uiteindelijk 90 minuten te laat. Wij stonden op de afgesproken plaats.
S
Sealily
December 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 50 years old
Average
The boat trip & visit to Kekova did not take place due to unsuitable weather. This was unavoidable; however, the guide did not announce that the boat trip was cancelled, and did not explain that it was impossible to visit Kekova without the boat trip. The experience information stated that if the boat trip wasn't possible, it would be replaced by a visit to Demre museum. However, the visit to St Nicolas' Church in Demre was part of excursion anyway and was rushed. Better communication needed.
G
Gosc
November 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 20 years old
Excellent
Rejs swietny, zabytki ciekawe. Polecam
A
AdelAlex
November 2024
From France
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Great
le guide était sympa mais il était quasiment impossible de communiquer avec lui car il parlait turc et allemand et quelques rares mots d'anglais ; on a juste eu de la chance qu'un de ses amis (famille?) parlant très bien l'anglais, était là avec lui, par hasard ! et nous avons pu communiquer avec lui Sinon l'excursion était très chouette. Nous regrettons seulement que pour le repas, certains aliments restés posés sur les tables non réfrigérées, avaient déjà un goût de "pas très frais"...
F
Fred
November 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 26 years old
Excellent
Guide pas très impliqué
G
George
November 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Great
O
OK
November 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 43 years old
Excellent
Perfekt geplant , sehr freundlicher Reiseleiter und Busfahrer
D
Daphne
October 2024
From Germany
Traveled as
With family
- 41 years old
Great
Die Guides und Busfahrer waren Spitzenklasse. In Myrnastadt waren die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen (Geländer, Treppen) unverantwortlich schlecht. Das Essen mittags war nicht gut. Dafür das Frühstück umso besser.
C
Ciccio & Chiara
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 30 years old
Great
Posso giudicare un'ottima esperienza da ripetere e soprattutto da consigliare.
H
Häret Andreas
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
C
Cyril
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
Excellent
I enjoyed the tombs ,it was amazing best part of the trip
M
Marek M
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Great
Wspanialy przewodnik Turek polskojezyczny . Ogromna wiedza historyczna religijna spoleczna i ogólna . Najlepszy przewodnik jakiego kiedykolwiek sluchalem. Skromny.
O
Ok
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 30 years old
Great
I
Illu
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
Das Mittagessen war nicht gut. Die 3 kalten Pommes zum Fisch besser weglassen.
B
Bob
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Great
Church was boring Amphitheatre would have liked much longer
A
Andrzej
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Average
Przewodniczka do wymiany. Pomijam slaba znajomosc jezyka polskiego, ale poziom merytoryczny, zaangazowanie, umiejetnosc zainteresowania tematem i rozbudzenia wyobrazni sluchaczy na bardzo niskim poziomie. Jedynie pomoc w interakcjach ze spotkanymi osobami byla uzyteczna.
M
Martin van Oosterum
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 72 years old
Excellent
De boottocht sprong er uit een superdag
D
Dave
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 55 years old
Excellent
Driver frightened us. He went through two sets of lights on red - one at a major junction and I felt his speed was in excess of the minibus capabilities. It felt like he was out of control on some of the hills and bends
A
Anonymous
August 2024
From United States of America
Excellent
Guide was excellent, would recommend this trip as it includes so much. A really good day had by the whole family.
M
Michelle
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
The guide was excellent and really knowledgeable but also giving other interesting facts about Turkey other than the ones relevant to trip. Breakfast and lunch were good. Long bus journey but wasn't uncomfortable. Boat was great...bit of up selling with photos etc Overall great day
M
Merowech
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 42 years old
Great
Sehr guter Reiseleiter. Top. Falls man im Hotel nicht gefrühstückt hat, fällt das später Frühstück unterwegs etwas „mager“ aus. Wasser etc. kostet Geld. Glasboot in Kekova - na ja. Da hatten wir etwas anderes erwartet. Leider wenig Zeit bei Kekova und Myra. Sonst ok.
Y
Yvonne Brandt ??
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 35 years old
Excellent
Die Tagestour wurde top organisiert,unser Reiseleiter Achmed zeigte uns seine Heimat, auch mit anschaulichen Geschichten.Wir waren eine nette Reisegruppe und lernten uns schnell kennen, auch durch die Art und Weise von Achmed.Die kulturellen Sehenswürdigkeiten waren beeindruckend und Schildkröten ein Höhepunkt unserer Beobachtungen.Wir waren als Familie auf Tour.
S
Snezana
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Excellent
Auf jeden Fall Sehenswert. Der Guide war Top hat uns sehr viel historisches gezeigt und die Geschichte dazu erzählt. Die Landschaft auch wunderschön!
N
Natalia
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Excellent
R
Robert
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 34 years old
Great
War ein rundum gelungener Ausflug mit einem sehr netten Tourguide!
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Özgür masdar
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 26 years old
Excellent
V
Vali
July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 34 years old
Excellent
T
The Dude
June 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Excellent
V
V
January 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 13 years old
Excellent
A
Aleksandra
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 8 years old
Average
Instead of 8 hours, it was 12, no value for money, my rating is 5 out of 10
J
Janet and Mary
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 41 years old
Excellent
Tas Mehmet was knowledgeable and approachable
L
Lars
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 8 years old
Excellent
Fantastic value for money, the trip was very well organised from pick-up in the early morning till drop-off late at night. Excellent drivers and a very nice tour guide made for a great day out. Some more in-depth information could have been included but our guide Emin did a great job making the tour understable for everyone. Because of 5 non-English speaking French guests, the information received was a bit less than usual, this could perhaps be improved as we booked onto an English tour.
W
Will
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Excellent
All you could want in one experience
R
Rich
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 38 years old
Great
The bus journey is 3 hours each way from Antalya. The first visit to have breakfast, the food was wonderful. I like boat trips so the first parr was great for me it was to short. The part to St Nicks is a wonderful medieval Chapel even without the connection to Santa. Myra is a nice amphitheatre but Aspendos is better.
A
Anonymous
November 2021
From United Kingdom
Excellent
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